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Inhibiting Mold Growth







>    name        angel
>   status      student
>   age         15
>
>   Question -  how effective is the food additive calcium
>propionate in inhibiting the molding of white bread?
>

>Reasonably effective...but those sneaky hydrogenated vegetable oil might be
>even better.
>
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